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UNPFII Eleventh Session, 7-18 May
Close to 2,000 indigenous participants from around the world are taking part in the eleventh session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 7-18 May, to engage with Members of the Permanent Forum, UN Member States, and UN agencies. There will be more than 50 side events taking place during the two-week session, a number of which are dedicated to Indigenous Peoples rights in REDD+. View the side event schedule and read more here.
The UN-REDD Programme will hold a side event on FPIC for REDD+: Emerging Lessons from the UN-REDD Programme on Wednesday, May 16th, 11.40am - 1 pm, where it will present the latest on the FPIC Guidelines, showcase examples and lessons learned from the Asia/Pacific region, and hear from Joan Carling, the ED of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact on their experience with FPIC in the field, and from Albert Barume, Senior Specialist at ILO overseeing implementation of ILO 169
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